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Object NameFragment of a Floral Plaque

Made FromGlass

Datepossibly 99-75 BCE

TechniqueFused mosaic glass caned, encased, tooled, cut, polished

SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, W: 3.9 cm

Accession Number51.1.232 J

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Panel Show II

Place Made

Egypt

Physical DescriptionFragment of a Floral Plaque. Translucent greyish medium blue matrix with assorted canes of opaque red, opaque yellow, opaque white, translucent green, translucent yellow-green and translucent pale amethyst glass; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Roughly square fragment preserving one finished edge with chips, backed with irregular segments of "black,", red, grey, white and green glass. Design of a rosette similar to preceding surrounded by three small white flowers with a round yellow center and red dots, around the broken edge sections of the large central design consisting of round yellow fruit, large red, white and yellow flowers with long pointed green leaves cased with yellow.
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